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Overview of the Juvenile Justice System

this development, the Gun-Free Schools Act of 1994 was passed, which encouraged a policy of "zero tolerance" as it criminalized s...

Criminal Profiling and Other Issues

artists, ruthless manipulators, and petty criminals. Psychopaths usually commit crimes because they like to control, dominate, and...

Substance use in the Boroughs

Drug abuse, regardless of the type of drug, has a very negative effect on the body and brain of the user and abuser. Chemicals fro...

The Purpose of Prison is Punishment

This paper argues that the purpose of prison is punishment. Although some offenders go through the system and are rehabilitated, t...

Should Juveniles Be Tried as Adults?

Juveniles are responsible for an astounding percentage of the crime in this country. Even more disturbing is the degree of violen...

The Nature and Purpose of Criminal Law

of law" (Lippman, 2006, p. 3). This is what sets crime apart from acts we might find morally objectionable or distasteful, such as...

ARTICLE REVIEW: MINORITY THREAT AND POLICE BRUTALITY

the Department of Justices Police Brutality Study 1985-1990; Uniform Crime Reports during the same period and the 1990 U.S. Census...

The Treatment of Criminals for the Protection of Society

treated (Hare, 1993). They basically do not believe they have a problem. In most cases, people seek treatment because they want to...

Relationships Between Crime and Drug Abuse

community. This is when inner cities begin to influence public policy to such a point that "efforts to reverse drug prohibition f...

Criminology Case Study Analysis

she became a prostitute and fulfilled her role as a drug addict who would do anything to get a fix. Of course, labeling theory has...

An Overview of Dirty White Boys

is somewhat of Pyles slave. His name is Richard and he is a clearly psychopathic killer as well as an artist. He draws pictures th...

Gangs and Sociology

This paper consists of three pages and examines the similarities and differences that exist regarding gangs that are criminal, vio...

Rate of Recidivism and Drug Use

Before delving into proving the thesis, looking at relevant literature and statistics, it is important to look at drug use and its...

Female Sex Offenders and the Prison Environment

the number of suspected incidents of child abuse and neglect topped 1.9 million cases; by 1994, over 3.1 million children were rep...

Juvenile Offenders and Adult Prosecution

members of minority groups. That law has been in place since 1992, and has prompted 40 states to develop programs to reduce minor...

Juvenile Court System and Sentencing

(Overview, 2004). The age of majority, that is, the age at which the defendant is considered an adult differs from state to state....

Society, Criminals, and Mandatory Drug Sentencing

emotion yet little fact, and 2. That based on fact. The purpose of this paper will be to review the latter....

Cause and Effect Drugs and Crime

This paper explores the relationship between drug addiction and criminal activity. There is a cause and effect relationship in pl...

Criminal Justice Planning Office Establishment

and technical assistance to increase the knowledge and skills of all personnel in the criminal justice system (WV Div. of Criminal...

Criminal Justice and Corrections

supports the claim with well documented research, that non-violent criminals can pay their debt to society in many ways which are ...

Issues of Social Justice from a Historical Perspective

quo (Ruddell and Urbina, 2004). In his analysis of the history of incarceration in the US, Vogel (2003) charts a relationship be...

Overview of the Texas Board of Criminal Justice

is valuable where the safety of the community is concerned. In relationship to the board, there are nine board members who are ...

Website Objectivity, Accuracy, and Authorship Evaluation

"file not found" page. Even the link to the authors own home page returns only an error message. Searching for Dr. Greek...

Criminal Justice Programs, Punishment, and Evaluation Subjectivity

perhaps the most prevalent of all approaches to criminal punishment utilized in the United States, the nation that holds the dubio...

American Criminal Justice Policy and 'On the Waterfront'

Malden), the movie offers viewers a glimpse into the underworld dealings of crooked unions and the infiltration or organized crime...

Criminal Justice, Law Enforcement, and the Impact of Technology

has developed over the past decade. Even more prevalent than in-field computer systems is the vast computer resources whi...

Organizational Structure and the Perspectives of Frederick Taylor and Max Weber

modern society and the expansion of the meaning of class through an integrated view of individuals separation within a culture. ...

Policy Implications of the Film Cool Hand Luke

for working farms and it provided Southern states with a rationale for not rebuilding prisons after the war. In some cases, many s...

Criminal Justice and Alcoholism

of drug addiction (alcohol included) and they engage in criminal activity to support that addiction. Statistics support this obs...

Practices of Criminal Justice Management

title can involve such things as an integrated computer system, modernized facilities, and human resources that are made available...